fluoxetine hydrochloride

[ floo-ok-si-teen ]

/ fluˈɒk sɪˌtin /

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a white crystalline compound, C17H18F3NO⋅HCl: inhibits the uptake of serotonin and is used chiefly as an antidepressant.

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The so-called “artificial camphor” is pinene hydrochloride (see Terpenes).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
For the latter chloroxyl, the hydrochloride of phenylcinchoninic acid, is recommended.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
Monro has observed remarkable results from the hypodermic injection of emetin hydrochloride in ½-grain doses.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
The precipitate is dried, and by concentrating the aqueous solution a further quantity of the hydrochloride is obtained.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887|Various

The nitrate and hydrochloride are at present much used in pharmacy.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

fluoxetine hydrochloride

[ flōō-ŏk′sĭ-tēn′ ]

An oral antidepressant chemically unrelated to other antidepressants.